May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after weak
economic data in China and Europe reignited worries about global
growth, while oil prices dropped for a second day, dragging down
energy shares.

Activity in China's factories shrank for 14 straight months
in April as demand stagnated, a private survey showed.
Britain's manufacturing output also unexpectedly
shrank last month to its lowest level in three years.

U.S. oil prices settled down 2.5 percent as rising
output from the Middle East renewed concerns about global
oversupply. The S&P energy index, down 2.4 percent, led
declines in the benchmark index.

"Equities are in search of a catalyst, and at the moment
lack one," said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at
Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia.
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